A cruise ship visits Sihanoukville with 500 multinational tourists
Nautica, a cruise ship sailing under the flag of the Marshall Islands, in on a day-long visit in Cambodia. The cruise ship with 535 tourists of 36 different nationalities on board docked at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port yesterday morning. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501244026/a-cruise-ship-visits-sihanoukville-with-500-multinational-tourists/
CMAC vows to clear 265km2 of landmines, UXOs in 2023
Reiterating its support to the efforts of authorities to make Cambodia a mine-free nation by 2025, the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) has pledged to clear more than 265 square kilometres of landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXOs) this year. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501212693/cmac-vows-to-clear-265km2-of-landmines-uxos-in-2023/
French pledge cont’d welfare, reforms advice
The French Development Agency (AFD) has announced its continued support for poverty alleviation, improved social welfare and the economic growth of developing nations, including Cambodia. The agency said it would do so through a focus on climate change and green financing, in line with the ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/french-pledge-contd-welfare-reforms-advice
King promulgates amended election law
King Norodom Sihamoni on July 4 issued a Royal Decree promulgating the amended election law, following its passage by the National Assembly and Senate in June and clearance by the Constitutional Council (CCC) on July 3. ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/king-promulgates-amended-election-law
French trade minister plans Cambodia trip
French foreign trade minister Olivier Becht’s plans to visit the Kingdom from January 24-25 have been welcomed as a major step in improving economic cooperation between the two nations, including by a senior commerce official and a leader of the local business community. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/french-trade-minister-plans-cambodia-trip
Minister of Agriculture chaired a meeting to review the implementation process of ELC investment projects
The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Mr. Dith Tina, chaired a meeting to review the implementation of economic land concession investment projects at the ministry on March 16 to provide additional guidance to participate in solving economic land concessions effectively and benefit the national ...
Phnom Penh Post Staff
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2023-03-17-0245-248103.html
Siem Reap hosts APAC recycling meet
Minister of Environment Say Samal urged countries in the region and across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) to work together globally to address waste, especially plastic, effectively and to initiate the transfer of advanced technology to less developed nations to jointly address the issues. ...
Lay Samean
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/siem-reap-hosts-apac-recycling-meet
Bassac-Kampot waterway study to be completed soon
Goods transportation via the Tonle Bassac river to Kampot province’s seaport will boost Cambodia’s inland waterway transport sector on the international stage and bring greater benefits to the national economy as a feasibility study on the project will be soon completed. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501249576/bassac-kampot-waterway-study-to-be-completed-soon/
Korean philanthropists build houses for the impoverished
South Korean philanthropists have constructed over 260 houses for residents in the Banteay Srei district of Siem Reap province. Working through the Cambofriend organisation, their efforts aimed to enhance local livelihoods while strengthening the friendship between the two nations. ...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/korean-philanthropists-build-houses-impoverished
Ministry of Labour to provide vocational training to 1.5 million young people from poor and vulnerable families
Pursuant to the recommendation of Prime Minister Hun Sen, the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training is co-developing a national policy on vocational training for 1.5 million young people in poor and vulnerable families with the Royal Government paying tuition fees and monthly stipends. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501303351/ministry-of-labour-to-provide-vocational-training-to-1-5-million-young-people-from-poor-and-vulnerable-families/
MLVT stresses need for technical and professional skills
Minister of Labor and Vocational Training, Ith Sam Heng, has called on communities, families, students, youth, vulnerable youth and the public to pay attention and adopt technical skills to enable them to find better job opportunities and contribute to the development of the national economy. ...
Ponlue Pok
https://kiripost.com/stories/mlvt-stresses-need-for-technical-and-professional-skills
Commander-in-Chief of Cambodian Armed Forces pays official visit to Vietnam
Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong chaired an official reception ceremony for and held talks with visiting Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces General VongPisen in Hanoi ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501378235/commander-in-chief-of-cambodian-armed-forces-pays-official-visit-to-vietnam/
PM to make first official trip to Japan
Hun Manet will make his first official visit to Japan as Prime Minister to further strengthen relations in a year that marks the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties, with a political analyst predicting this will set a new milestone for the two nations. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/pm-to-make-first-official-trip-to-japan
400 staff set to carry out Agricultural Survey 2023
More than 400 staff from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the National Institute of Statistics, Ministry of Planning (NIS-MOP) will be deployed on what is believed to be one of the most comprehensive data collection initiatives, the Cambodia Agriculture Survey 2023 ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501405302/400-staff-set-to-carry-out-agricultural-survey-2023/
Cabinet pass draft Royal Decree on out-of-court mediation body
Prime Minister Hun Manet has approved a draft Royal Decree on the establishment, organisation and functioning of the new National Authority for Out-of-Court Mediation, one of the four agenda items passed during an October 27 Cabinet meeting. ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cabinet-pass-draft-royal-decree-out-court-mediation-body
Energy ministry targeting illegal mining in Mondulkiri
The Ministry of Mines and Energy is committed to ending unregulated mining in Mondulkiri’s Mesam area, promoting legal practices to boost employment, increase national revenue and reduce environmental and societal impacts, according to the ministry. ...
Kim Yutharo
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/energy-ministry-targeting-illegal-mining-in-mondulkiri
Support sought to increase investments from Malaysia
Khuon Sudary, President of the National Assembly on Monday requested the Malaysian ambassador to Cambodia to help boost bilateral cooperation between the two parliaments and boost investment, trade and human resource training. ...
Mom Kunthear
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501516302/support-sought-to-increase-investments-from-malaysia/
Election Monitors Submit Request to Review NEC Documents
Independent election monitors and civil society groups submitted a request to the National Election Committee (NEC) on Friday asking to review post-election voter rolls and Identity Certificates for Elections (ICE) forms in seven provinces in which reports of election irregularities were widespread on July 28. The ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/election-monitors-submit-request-to-review-nec-documents-38287/
Information Minister Fears Repeat of 2003 Riots
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said Monday that the deployment last week of armored personnel carriers (APCs) and soldiers is necessary to prevent an outbreak of post-election violence akin to the anti-Thai riots that gripped Phnom Penh more than 10 years ago. Speaking to reporters at the ...
Kuch Naren and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/information-minister-fears-repeat-of-2003-riots-39266/
Government ‘White Paper’ Brands CNRP Leaders as ‘Hopeless’
The Council of Ministers’ Press and Quick Reaction Unit on Friday released a scathing, official “white paper” on the opposition party’s conduct in the lead-up to, during and after the hotly contested July 28 national election, accusing it of trying to destabilize the country to ...
Khy Sovuthy and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/government-white-paper-brands-cnrp-leaders-as-hopeless-42866/